Bullying in the news

April 11, 2014

Associated Press

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In this July 19, 2006 photo, Sawyer Rosenstein, 12, of Ramsey wheels down the hallway toward his room after undergoing physical therapy at the Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside, N.J. A New Jersey school district has agreed to pay $4.2 million to settle a lawsuit by Sawyer Rosenstein, a middle school student who was paralyzed when a known bully punched him in the abdomen. (AP Photo/The Record of Bergen County, Beth Balbierz)

Associated Press

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In this July 19, 2006 photo, Sawyer Rosenstein, 12, of Ramsey wheels down the hallway toward his room after undergoing physical therapy at the Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside, N.J. A New Jersey school district has agreed to pay $4.2 million to settle a lawsuit by Sawyer Rosenstein, a middle school student who was paralyzed when a known bully punched him in the abdomen. (AP Photo/The Record of Bergen County, Beth Balbierz)